Chickpea Burgers (Vegan)
This deliciously healthy burger patty recipe will be the best you’ve ever tried. Made with crushed chickpeas, seasoned well with freshly chopped seasonings and spices, and served on warm homemade flatbread or burger buns. Even your kids will love them!
Equipment
- Baking Tray
- High-Powered Blender or Food Processor
- Frying Pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried chickpeas cooked and drained, or 2 16oz can chickpeas
- ½ cup onion or 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced/grated
- ½ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp black pepper optional
- 1 tsp jalapeno powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1-2 stalk escallion finely chopped
- 2 tsp thyme leaves 3 sprigs thyme finely chopped
- 1 tbsp all-purpose seasoning
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions
- Heat oil in a frying pan and sauté onion and garlic for 1 minute. Then, set aside.
- Add chickpeas, sauteed onion and garlic, cumin, salt, black pepper, turmeric powder, curry powder, escallion, thyme leaves, all-purpose seasoning, and jalapeño powder in a food processor or high-power blender and blend until it forms a dough-like consistency.
- In a bowl, add chickpea mixture, then add small amounts of flour at a time. Form a thick dough using your hands or spatula to combine everything. Sprinkle flour onto a large baking tray and your hands.
- Spoon small pieces of the dough sections using a spoon or ice cream scoop to form a ball and place them on a tray. If the batter is too sticky, add more flour to help with the binding process.
- Using the bottom of a glass jar or rolling pin, flatten each ball and shape it into a patty —place it in the fridge for 30 minutes to be firmed.
- Heat oil in a large frying pan, and fry each burger patties for 5-8 minutes or until golden. Flip the patties to repeat on the other side.
- Serve on a burger bun and topped with your favorites: lettuce, tomato slices, and sauce of choice.
Notes
Notes for Making Chickpea Burgers:
- If you prefer firmer patties, you can bake them in the oven after frying. Bake for 20-30 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.
- Breadcrumbs are a great substitute to help during the binding process.
- Adding carrots, sweetcorn, and other ingredients can give your burgers more color and flavor to shake things up.
- You can find steps to cooking dried chickpeas for this recipe here or use canned chickpeas.